2026 Dealership M&A and Auto Economic Outlook

Featuring: Alan Haig and John Murphy - Haig Partners

Air Date: December 18, 2025

1pm Eastern/ 12pm Central / 11am Mountain / 10am Pacific

Program Length: 45 minutes 

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The Year Ahead: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Moves in Dealership M&A

The dealership market is entering a pivotal year. With shifting consumer demand, evolving OEM strategies, electric vehicle adoption pressures, and interest rate fluctuations, 2026 will redefine the balance between growth and consolidation in automotive retail.

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Join Alan Haig  and John Murphy of Haig Partners, for a data-rich, forward-looking session that reveals what’s next for dealership values, brand performance, and investor strategy.

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Key Topics and Insights:

M&A and Valuation Outlook for 2026

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Where the buy-sell market is headed, and how valuation multiples are trending across top brands.

What factors are influencing dealership profitability and capital access heading into 2026.

The state of private equity and family-office participation in automotive retail.

Market Trends Dealers Should Watch

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The impact of new-vehicle supply normalization and consumer affordability.

The growing divide between luxury and mass-market brand performance.

OEM realignment,  and what factory relationships mean for long-term value creation.

Strategic Franchises to Buy, Hold, or Sell

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High-growth opportunities: Brands leading in EV strategy, strong product cadence, and loyal customer bases.

Underperforming or high-risk franchises: Where dealer groups are quietly exiting to redeploy capital.

Emerging consolidation themes: Which regional markets are attracting the most acquisition activity.

Why Attend

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Whether you’re considering an acquisition, divestiture, or expansion, this webinar will help you understand:

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Which brands are poised to outperform, and which may face headwinds.

How macroeconomic and credit trends will shape dealership valuations.

What top-performing dealer groups are doing to adapt to evolving retail models.

Gain the insights needed to position your group for maximum value in the next cycle.